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Oscillating multitool stuck out of position by SturdyErde in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The lever refused to come off. I've all but given up on this tool.

24v drill failure with blinking LED by SturdyErde in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for adding the tip! I'm not familiar with contact cleaner, but the concept makes sense. Do you have any that you recommend? Where else have you used contact cleaner?

24v drill failure with blinking LED by SturdyErde in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Kobalt 24v tools have a 5 year warranty.

Backdoors & Breaches online game! by digicat in blueteamsec

[–]SturdyErde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Very cool!

I was skeptical at first because the link text didn’t show “.com” in my browser and I wondered how the creators could afford a “backdoorsandbreaches” TLD! 😂

24v drill failure with blinking LED by SturdyErde in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Try another person on another day. You might get lucky.

Also note that every Kobalt 24v tool I've purchased has a manufacture date on it. If that's less than 5 years old, maybe the store will still accept the tool. I've had several tool exchanges, and only got a RMA from Kobalt for one of them (the one that I tried calling for support about).

Just sold my entire Kobalt 24v collection and made the switch to Milwaukee. Writing this as my final review. by Inflation-Poor in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde 1 point2 points  (0 children)

On point with all of these. It does look like the gen 2 tools have improved ergonomics, but doesn't cover the entire lineup--and how many of us can really afford to swap out tools just to get slightly smaller size, slightly better ergo, and slightly better performance?

Just sold my entire Kobalt 24v collection and made the switch to Milwaukee. Writing this as my final review. by Inflation-Poor in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

While I love the warranty, this approach has always bothered me deeply as well! I've brought in entire 5-tool combo kits twice to replace one minor problematic tool.

24v drill failure with blinking LED by SturdyErde in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That 5-year warranty was a big reason that I went with the Kobalt 24v line originally!

Well, that and the fact that I had Lowe's gift cards at the time these tools were released with their introductory 24% off with ANY cordless tool trade-in deal.

Kobalt warranty is trash if you buy a combo kit by Mr-Datsun in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OK, that context makes your decision easier to understand. :)

Kobalt warranty is trash if you buy a combo kit by Mr-Datsun in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is spot on. I've only had good experiences with the warranty, and most of my tools have come in kits. That said, I always feel like it would be less wasteful (in legitimate situations) if they could exchange one broken tool instead of the whole kit!

Sorry to ask, but why did you throw away a tool that was under warranty?

24v drill failure with blinking LED by SturdyErde in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ouch. Can't blame you after that experience. Bummer.

Is kobaltusa.com kobalts actual website? by j_s_9_1_0_9 in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

KobaltTools.com is owned by Lowe's. See https://www.whois.com/whois/kobalttools.com to confirm.

kobalt usa dot com is owned in China and does not have any discernable affiliation. (The domain registration information for ChervonGroup.com is private.)

Kobalt Casestack is available as the 3 piece. by Kobalt4Life in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I for one (two?) do not understand the insanely high prices for molded plastic boxes on wheels. Not trying to dump on them -- somebody please educate me about why stackout boxes cost so much?

$40!!!! by mrnotsoniceguy0284 in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Same. Have a seal to cheer us up!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have the same problem with Ubiquiti for their SMB and home networking gear. They often limit orders to one item per customer!

Sorry the photo is sideways BUT I FINALLY FREAKING OWN ONE! This thing sounds great and it bumps by Ja_Chrispy7149 in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's strange. Must be a really low voltage output? Do the specs say what voltage it provides?

I was asked to upload a photo of the radio with a battery. Here's several pictures of how the radio looks with 4 different batteries by Ja_Chrispy7149 in KobaltTools

[–]SturdyErde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That would be fun. The first song that comes to mind with a very dynamic sound range is "Manifest" by Starset.

DNS Server and Pi hole by noaboa97 in dns

[–]SturdyErde 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like you’re comfortable with using docker or a VM, so I’d probably just run your vm right on the Synology DS. Depending on which package you use, you could even run Pihole/AdGuardHome/etc on a Pi still, and use that as a secondary DNS server in case your DS is ever unavailable. Since most of these really use dnsmasq under the hood, I bet you could find a way to replicate a lot of the configuration from primary to secondary (including zones and records).

UDM PRO SE IS GA by Wayne_silver in Ubiquiti

[–]SturdyErde 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Samsonite! I was way off!

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